The Vista Ultimate with Service Pack Promotional Software Kit website is now …

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Windows 7 may be in the works, and Microsoft may be giving the beta away to the public, but not everyone wants an unfinished product. If you recently attended a Microsoft event, seminar, or conference where you received a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate Edition with SP1, you'll be happy to know that the Web site for registering your copy is now live. After you enter your promotional PIN code, the site requires that you fill out a brief survey, but this isn't surprising; Microsoft never misses a chance to get feedback from its users. Once registered, your product key will be sent to you via e-mail.

Microsoft launched the promotional giveaway program right after Windows Vista was released to the public back in January 2007. The company has extended the program more than once so far, and now the site notes that users have just under five months to grab their product keys: "Please note, this offer will expire on June 30th, 2009. All requests to register for the product key that is required to activate this software must be placed prior to June 30th, 2009."

The product comes with SP1, but Microsoft is already hard at work on SP2. The latest build is an RC-Escrow build sent out to testers, and an RC is expected to be released to the public in about two weeks.